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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Had a great time at the Sunshine Coast National Art Prize! I didn't take home any prizes, although it turns out I was 4 votes off the winner of People's Choice - its both nice to know I almost hit popular vote & will haunt me forever 😂 I left the house & wore a cute outfit, so I think I won!

Woman in glasses with shaved sides of head and a french brad wearing a green printed transparent top over a black crop and a long black skirt with a blue walk stick, standing beside a large framed embroidery hung on the wall to her right. The embroidery is a scientific illustration of a skeleton with colored mushrooms growing out of it, and scientific labels of different illnesses. There are lines on the fabric to make it appear like notepaper and a large coffee cup stain in the bottom left corner.

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

@lillifurfaro.bsky.social are you planning on putting your Bells Hells songs up on streaming/iTunes so I can buy them and then listen to them all the time along with my M9 & VM ones? 🥹

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

In very exciting news, I am delighted to be one of the finalists in this year's Sunshine Coast National Art Prize held by the Caloundra Regional Gallery. Patient 46 will be in good company, I am so excited to see multiple other wonderful textiles pieces among the excellent finalists!

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TC @tcustodis.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Happy Pride Month 2025 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Be gay do crow stuff #pridemonth #pridecrows

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I'm ready to start embroidering again, so obvs I did something SO NICHE. Where my Dropout subscribers at?😂 I had to immortalise my fave @smartypantsdotcom.bsky.social presentation in thread- @paulrobalino.bsky.social unhinged lecture on how to 'upgrade' humans. It always makes me laugh til I cry

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Welp, my big skele didn't get into the textiles art prize finals. It's a bit of a bummer, but luckily I dont base my self worth on how art prizes work out 😂 I know it's a great piece, & it wouldn't have evolved into as impressive a piece as it is if I didn't intend to enter it, so its still a win!

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lilli furfaro @lillifurfaro.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

hi @marisha-ray.bsky.social ! i wrote a song for laudna! easy to lose sight of yourself in all that darkness. a hand to hold helps. thanks 🖤 #CriticalRole @criticalrole.bsky.social youtu.be/3UL87ZThyoI?...

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i am — laudna’s song

YouTube video by Lilli Furfaro

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

IT IS FINISHED! 346 HOURS LATER IT IS FINISHED! Patient 46, Adult Female, Age 38 is life lived with multiple chronic illnesses and conditions. They are parasitic, feeding on your energy and ability to function, causing you pain and slowly taking you over.

Linework hand embroidery of a human skeleton done with heavy black outlines to resemble a scientific illustration. Fig 1 is written at the top and there are straight lines coming out from it at the sides that label it with different illnesses. Some of the labels are just question marks. The labels lead to mushrooms growing from the skeleton.

On the skeleton there are multiple patches of greyscale colouring which spread out from the mushrooms. There are 26 patches of mushrooms shown, and some are identical. On the top left of the skull a patch of three mushrooms are teal with lighter teal spots, in the centre top of the skull is a single green mushroom with fluro green slime dripping from it, and on the top right of the skull a patch of three mushroom are varying shades of red. There is an orange mushroom growing from the left eyesocket, and two small, pink mushrooms growing under the right eyesocket. A cluster of 5 purple mushrooms is growing from the right side of the neck, and a matching cluster grows on the left shoulder. There are fat, green mushrooms growing between the left shoulder and up the neck.

There are groups of different kinds of mushrooms growing on the shoulders, ribs, under the ribcage, on the elbows, on the hips and on the pelvis. The small mushrooms in the ribcage are pink. The large cluster of mushrooms growing from the pelvis is bright yellow, and the patch of 3 spotty mushrooms growing from the right top of the pelvis, the left hip and the right thigh are green. In the centre of both thighs and lower arms there are large patches of blue fan-like mushrooms, and the same purple mushrooms seen above grow from both knees and elbows. Three more patches of green mushrooms grow down the right leg and foot

Close up of linework hand embroidery of a human skull done with heavy black outlines to resemble a scientific illustration. There are straight lines coming out from it at the sides but you can't see what they lead to. The lines lead to mushrooms of different colours growing from the skull.

A close up of linework hand embroidery of a human skeleton done with heavy black outlines to resemble a scientific illustration. This shows the pelvis and part of the spine. The centre of the pelvis is obscured by a large bunch of bright yellow mushrooms. There are partially visible green mushrooms on the left and right.

Close up linework hand embroidery of a human skeleton done with heavy black outlines to resemble a scientific illustration. This shows a patch of 3 green spotted mushrooms on the left hip.

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

So close, yet so far! Skele is just missing half her arms, a few mushrooms and grey patches and a bunch of text. Approx 3 weeks til it needs to be done to give me time to wash, mount, frame, photograph and submit. It's.........doable 👀 Sitting at 274 hours so far 🙃

Linework hand embroidery of a human skeleton (although the arms are not fully visible) done with heavy black outlines to resemble a scientific illustration. Fig 1 is written at the top and there are straight lines coming out from it at the sides that will be used as labels although they are currently unfinished. The letters "AT" are to the right of one of the label lines, which are the beginning of an unfinished word. The labels lead to mushrooms growing from the skull.

On the skeleton there are multiple patches of greyscale colouring which spread out from the mushrooms. There are 16 patches of mushrooms shown, and some are identical. On the top left of the skull a patch of three mushrooms are teal with lighter teal spots, in the centre top of the skull is a single green mushroom with fluro green slime dripping from it, and on the top right of the skull a patch of three mushroom are varying shades of red. There is an orange mushroom growing from the left eyesocket, and two small, pink mushrooms growing under the right eyesocket. A cluster of 5 purple mushrooms is growing from the right side of the neck, and a matching cluster grows on the left shoulder. There are fat, green mushrooms growing between the left shoulder and up the neck.

There are groups of different kinds of mushrooms growing on the shoulders, ribs, under the ribcage, on the elbows, on the hips and on the pelvis. The small mushrooms in the ribcage are pink. The large cluster of mushrooms growing from the pelvis is bright yellow, and the patch of 3 spotty mushrooms growing from the right top of the pelvis, the left hip and the right thigh are green. In the centre of both thighs there are large patches of blue fan-like mushrooms, and the same purple mushrooms seen above grow from both knees. Three more patches of green mushrooms grow down the right leg and foot

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

New skele update! Ya girl has FINALLY finished the second pattern piece and has almost hit 200 hours work on this big fella! I thought you all might enjoy how amusingly too small it looks for the background 😂 I SWEAR it has been sized correctly gang...I swear...It should move along a bit faster now!

Linework hand embroidery of a human skeleton shown down to the thighs (although the arms are not fully visible) done with heavy black outlines to resemble a scientific illustration. Fig 1 is written at the top and there are straight lines coming out from it at the sides that will be used as labels although they are currently unfinished. The letters "AT" are to the right of one of the label lines, which are the beginning of an unfinished word. The labels lead to mushrooms growing from the skull.

On the skeleton there are multiple patches of greyscale colouring which spread out from the mushrooms. There are 16 patches of mushrooms shown, and some are identical. On the top left of the skull a patch of three mushrooms are teal with lighter teal spots, in the centre top of the skull is a single green mushroom with fluro green slime dripping from it, and on the top right of the skull a patch of three mushroom are varying shades of red. There is an orange mushroom growing from the left eyesocket, and two small, pink mushrooms growing under the right eyesocket. A cluster of 5 purple mushrooms is growing from the right side of the neck, and a matching cluster grows on the left shoulder. There are fat, green mushrooms growing between the left shoulder and up the neck.

There are groups of different kinds of mushrooms growing on the shoulders, ribs, under the ribcage, on the elbows, on the hips and on the pelvis. The small mushrooms in the ribcage are pink. The large cluster of mushrooms growing from the pelvis is bright yellow, and the patch of 3 spotty mushrooms growing from the right top of the pelvis, the left hip and the right thigh are green.

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I thought you might be tired of skeleton progress, so to break it up please enjoy this super cute galah pendant I managed to squeeze in while in transit to my parents for xmas. I'm SO proud of him! He's one of the best pendants I have ever done! #embroideredpendant #pendant #threadpainting #galah

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Olga @shadydruid.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

✨There are times when, like today, I’m very grateful for being in the right place at the right time to make sure that the right people are becoming strong in the ways they need to be.✨️ Tea Party is finally finished! #criticalrole #criticalrolefanart #keyleth

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

The most complicated portion of linework is complete! We have also passed the 100 hour mark on this big boi (or I guess girl, since its technically me 😂). Onwards to the Creeping Grey! #embroidery #embroideryart #embroideryartist #chronicillnessart #cfs #fibromyalgia #endometriosis #embroiderywip

Linework embroidery of the torso of a skeleton. The arms are not fully shown and the image ends just below the pelvis. The linework is thick and black. There are groups of different kinds of mushrooms growing on the shoulders, ribs, under the ribcage, on the elbows, on the hips and on the pelvis. The mushrooms have not yet been embroidered.

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Got the first page finished last night before packing it up to head home from the parents' today! I got 33 hours of embroidery done over the past week while visiting (a relaxing xmas break 😂), so this first page has tipped over to 90 hours 🙃 Must go faster!

Linework hand embroidery of a human skeleton shown from the shoulders up done with heavy black outlines to resemble a scientific illustration. Fig 1 is written at the top and there are straight lines coming out from it at the sides that will be used as labels although they are currently unfinished. The letters "AT" are to the right of one of the label lines, which are the beginning of an unfinished word. The labels lead to mushrooms growing from the skull.

On the skeleton there are multiple patches of greyscale colouring which spread out from the mushrooms. There are 8 patches of mushrooms shown, and some on the neck and shoulders are identical. Three of the mushrooms have been coloured. One the top left of the skull a patches of three mushrooms are teal with lighter teal spots, in the centre top of the skull is a single green mushroom with fluro green slime dripping from it, and on the top right of the skull a patch of three mushroom are varying shades of red. There is an orange mushroom growing from the left eyesocket, and two small, pink mushrooms growing under the right eyesocket. A cluster of 5 purple mushrooms is growing from the right side of the neck, and a matching cluster grows on the left shoulder. There are fat, green mushrooms growing between the left shoulder and up the neck.

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Art v Artist for 2024! I finished 4 larger pieces this year, plus a bunch of pendants, which isn't bad for my snails pace stitching to be honest ^_^ #artvartist #artvartist2024 #embroideryart

A grid of 9 squares - Top left is a brass pendant with embroidered french fries in a pastel purple fry packet on grey fabric. Top middle is an embroidered pasito can and embroidered Super Rooster hot chip box on bright yellow fabric. Top right is a brass pendant with an embroidered pizza slice on grey fabric. Middle left is an intricately embroidered night parrot head on green fabric. The centre picture is a photo of a woman with glasses and a blue shoulder length ponytail and shaved sides. She has tattoos on her arms and is wearing dark green overalls over a black tshirt. Middle right is an embroidered half eaten lamington, half eaten slice of fairy bread and half eaten Killer Python on purple fabric. Bottom left is a black pendant with an embroidered portrait of a caramel coloured sharpei on grey fabric. Middle bottom is an embroidered portrait of a long haired tortoiseshell cat on light blue fabric in a hexagonal frame. Bottom right is a black pendant with an embroidered pastel coloured anatomical heart on grey fabric.

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

These little mushrooms really remind me of the Isz from The Maxx. Such cute little guys! #SamKeith #TheMaxx #embroideryart

Close up of unfinished embroidery art of a skeleton's shoulder with 6 fat, green, tentacled mushrooms of varying sizes climbing over the shoulder and neck. They almost appear to have faces.

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

I took a quick snap of this before I stuffed it into my luggage to stay at my parents for a week. I didn't want to dismantle the frame & it just fit in my medium sized suitcase 😬 It's taking much longer than I hoped - I should be past this page by now! 57 hours so far, in case you are wondering...

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I'm 25 hours into this beast of a project & making pretty good progress! All of the skele linework for the first pattern piece is done, and all of the Creeping Grey is done for the skull now! Still the Creeping Grey to go on the neck & shoulders, & all the mushies, before we can move on to page 2!

A WIP of an embroidered linework skeleton, showing just the head and shoulders, embroidered in thick, black thread on white fabric. There are lines for scientific labels and mushrooms growing from the skeleton. The mushrooms are yet to be embroidred. There are greyscale embroidered patches creeping out from the base of the mushrooms.

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

My little pizza pendant has finally joined his friends in my store! I think this is my favourite pendant I have made - it's so cute 🥹 cotfcreative.etsy.com/listing/1836... #embroideredpendant #pendant #threadpainting #embroideryartist #pizza #embroideredpizza

Small embroidered pizza slice topped with cheese, basil, mushrooms and pepperoni, on grey cotton fabric set into a filligree brass pendant setting

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I hear it's International Day of People with Disabilities #IDPWD which is very cool and fun because my body has been actively trying to ruin my life more than usual in the past month. Fatigue flare, yes, but pain flares YES. New ones too! Gotta keep me guessing 😂

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Ginny Di @ginnydi.com · 30/11/2024

THANK YOU to everyone who has chosen to shop small this year and visit my store! 🥰 It's tough for small businesses to compete in today's Black Friday environment, so I really appreciate those of you who have chosen to pick up a calendar or some fun socks from me.⁠ ⁠ ginnydi.com/shop

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

It's one of my favourite CR fan sonnnggs. I love this song so much!

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Prepping for my next big competition piece! Yes, those are A4 size pieces of paper. Yes, I have measured out this skeleton to be exactly half my size. Yes, I do have a deadline of 3 months to work on this. No, I don't know why I'm like this 😂 #chronicillnessart #chronicillnessartconcept

11 pieces of A4 paper laying on a wooden floor with a black and white skeleton printed over them. The skeleton is done in the style of a scientific diagram with "Fig 1" written above it. There are different kinds of mushrooms growing out of the skeleton, with each different type of mushroom representing a different illness or condition. The different types of mushroom can appear in multiple locations on the body depending on the condition. The mushrooms are labelled with the illnesses or conditions they represent, although some of them are undiagnosed and are represented with question marks instead.

A skeleton is done in the style of a scientific diagram with "Fig 1" written above it. There are different kinds of mushrooms growing out of the skeleton, with each different type of mushroom representing a different illness or condition. The different types of mushroom can appear in multiple locations on the body and are different colours depending on the condition. The mushrooms are labelled with the illnesses or conditions they represent, although some of them are undiagnosed and are represented with question marks instead. The skeleton is uncoloured except for where the mushrooms are growing from the skeleton, as though the skeleton doesn't exist except for where the illnesses are.

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Meet Treeleth of the Air Ashari 😂 You know, when you just have the dumbest idea & you simply must make it? This is the dodgiest cosplay I have ever made because I was not spending more than an afternoon on this, but it was for a plant so it's probably fine 😂 #criticalrolefanart #criticalrolecosplay

A fake plant with large green and orange leaves in a pot that has been decorated to look like Keyleth from LOVM - painted dark brown and marone sections with bronze lined trim with a 3D red diamond gem and antlers. There is a white raven skull sitting in the back with flowers coming out of the eye socket.

A plant pot shown front on that has been decorated to look like Keyleth from LOVM - painted dark brown and marone sections with bronze lined trim with a 3D red diamond gem and antlers. There is a white raven skull sitting in the back with flowers coming out of the eye socket.

A plant pot shown on an angle that has been decorated to look like Keyleth from LOVM - painted dark brown and marone sections with bronze lined trim with a 3D red diamond gem and antlers. There is a white raven skull sitting in the back with flowers coming out of the eye socket.

Character design image of Keyleth from LOVM in her brown glow up outfit

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I got these incredible cat prescription sunglasses and now I think I might be unstoppable?

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I have added a bunch of new pendants to my store! I'm waiting for some heart chokers to come to add those as an option instead of a chain, but for now they all just come with a chain! ☺️ cotfcreative.etsy.com

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I know I should wait to post a washed and mounted photo of this, but I literally just finished it and I can't deal with how cute it is so here we are. Pizza is love, pizza is life, wear your love of pizza on your chest 😂 I have a whole restock of fun pendants coming to my shop really soon!

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Spinifex Spectre In 2013, on Maiawali Country in remote western Queensland, a ghost was discovered. Thought to have been extinct for a century, the native Australian Night Parrot re-emerged. September 2024 #embroidery #nativeaustralianbird #threadpainting #nightparrot #nightparrotembroidery

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

The Four Swords of Rest & Recovery This piece portrays the emotional burden of forced rest required by chronic conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome. October 2023 #embroidery #threadpainting #tarotcard #tarotart #chronicillnessart #chronicillnessartist #chronicillness #chronicallyfullysick

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I'm Fine, It's Just a Sitting Down In A Shower Day This piece portrays the difficulty of completing a simple task like taking a shower when struggling with a chronic illness. May 2022 #embroidery #threadpainting #chronicillnessart #chronicillnessartist #chronicillness #chronicallyfullysick

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Jodie Handley - Embroidery Artist @jodiehandley.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Edward Teach, Born on A Beach One of my favourites! My first time doing a portrait of a person - Taika Waititi as Blackbeard from Our Flag Means Death. An incredible show! July 2022 #ofmd #ourflagmeansdeath #ourflagmeansdeathfanart #ofmdfanart #ofmdembroidery #embroidery #threadpainting